TaichungSteve on 23 April 2010
| Tuganuno said:
Sony launched the PS3 for 600$ but the production costs were superior to that number, so as you can see, one of the consoles is offering a pretty damn good deal, specially because it was and still is the cheapest blu-ray player. Ok now I sounded like a salesman... lol
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You purchase hardware in order to play software. Sony launched a console at $600 with a terrible launch lineup. That is not a deal. Selling at a loss was necessary because they decided to shove $800 worth of tech down the mostly unwilling throats of the consumer. They figured a slight discount would make it more palatable. It didn't.
It hasn't been the cheapest Blu-Ray player for a long time. Here's one for $98, in July of last year.
http://hd.engadget.com/2009/07/09/wal-mart-rolls-back-cheap-blu-ray-player-price-to-98/
